Silverback partner the Cincinnati Zoo "leads the band" in its efforts to promote their collection, education and conservation programs!
Cell phone collection poster by Cincinnati school children |
Cincinnati Zoo has gone gang busters with their collection program led by Rhiannon Hoeweller and they have formed some great partnerships in their community - including big names like Starbucks, the Cincinnati Reds, Sam's Club and Gorilla Glue among others.
Under Rhiannon's direction, the Cncinnati Zoo has made their cell phone recycling program a critical part of their educational and outreach mission - their "Saving Species" campaign. They have even set up a micro-site to promote their program and their conservation efforts.
The goal is part of the overall Primate department, but the Gorilla department has a specific "green goal" of 500 cell phones for the Zoo Atlanta cell phone recycling program. Each keeper is gathering cell phones and a tally is being kept as part of an effort to spur friendly competition amongst the keepers in the Gorilla department. They have also recruited Zoo volunteers as part of the goal and they are helping to collect phones by attending local electronic recycling events to collect any cell phones that come in and also use this opportunity to share the story of Gorilla conservation and the work of Zoo Atlanta and Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International (DFGFI).
